A relative of mine is basically a gardening master. She loves flowers, and always has such a pretty view near her home. She posted some photos of the landscape at her house, and I immediately loved this idea! Planting flowers in an old bucket and hanging them up on an outdoor faucet is such a cute addition to any yard or garden. I was happily surprised with how easy it was too! So today, I'm sharing how to make this DIY Bucket Planter. Here's what you'll need: Bucket -- old or new Drill or hammer & nail Gravel or pebbles Potting soil Flowers I used a Behrens Continue Reading
From Carpet to Hardwood
So we bought a new house. New to us at least. The house is actually more than 100 years old. It was built in 1903 according to the records. So needless to say, this old house needs quite a few updates. One of the main things I wanted to change was the carpet. It was green. I don't like the color green. And I especially didn't like this green. It was sort of a pea green. We pulled up a corner of the carpet to see what was underneath. To our delight, there were the original hardwood floors. We weren't sure what condition they were in, but we decided we wanted the carpet up Continue Reading